Tom Perrotta Quotes

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

Tom Perrotta

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LifeMy OwnMoreOwnExcitingThan

Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality.

Johann Lamont

CommunityJusticeFightEqualityMe

I never really worked with Chris Farley, I hung out with him, but I had plans, I had big plans, movies, and I was in no hurry.

Andy Dick

MoviesPlansNeverHimOutBig

If poverty persists in America, it is not for lack of resources. We lack something else.

Matthew Desmond

AmericaPovertyResourcesSomething

In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.

John Steinbeck

LonelinessExplainWriterUtter

I am ashamed to say that both my children knew Stalin before they knew Thomas the Tank Engine.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

ChildrenI AmSayAshamedEngineAm

The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel I've written, regardless of time and place.

Rose Tremain

TimeStoryPlaceDifficultExciting

I feel lucky to be an actor because you always learn something from each part you play.

Rosemarie DeWitt

FeelLearnYouPlayActorLucky

I don't have the experience of being in a war.

Mary Gauthier

ExperienceWarBeing

To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it's going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let's do it that way.

Deontay Wilder

TravelLegacyRoadPersonWantWay

I want to inspire people to do whatever they desire in life.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

LifePeopleInspireDesireWant

All I ever wanted to do was wear Jordans. I think there was only one or two pair I never had.

Allen Iverson

ThinkNeverTwoWearOnlyPair

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

Wong Kar-wai

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